World War II Timeline

By GavinN
  • The Invasion of Poland

    The Invasion of Poland
    the starting point in what is now known as WW2
  • The Battle of Britain

    The Battle of Britain
    A battle in which the royal air force was tasked with defending Britain from aggressive nazi air attacks.
  • bombing of pearl harbor

    bombing of pearl harbor
    a surprise attack that put the US out for about 3 months with 2,403 men dying in the tragedy.
  • The Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway
    One of the major naval battles in the Pacific Theatre in WW2
  • The Battle of Stalingrad

    The Battle of Stalingrad
    bloodiest battle of the entire war
  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch
    An Allied invasion of French North Africa.
  • Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program

    Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
    A group founded by the allies to protect cultural property after the war.
  • The Battle of Kursk

    The Battle of Kursk
    one of the major battles on the eastern front in ww2 between Germany and russia.
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    largest amphibious military invasion in history.
  • The Battle of the Bulge

    The Battle of the Bulge
    One of Hitler's last attempts to turn the tide of the war but one that was ultimately unsuccessful.
  • The Battle of Iwo Jima

    The Battle of Iwo Jima
    major turning point for the Americans they took the island of Iwo Jima from japan
  • The Battle of Okinawa

    The Battle of Okinawa
    One of the bloodiest battles of WW2
  • The Death of FDR

    The Death of FDR
    When FDR died from natural causes
  • The Death of Adolf Hitler

    The Death of Adolf Hitler
    The day adolf hitler took his own life
  • Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

    Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
    When we bombed the Japanese city of Hiroshima after the Japanese refused to surrender.
  • Atomic Bombing Nagasaki

    Atomic Bombing Nagasaki
    3 days after the bombing of hiroishima the Japanese still refused to surrender so we bombed nagasaki as well.